Dagger and Sheath
late 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This dagger is said to have been a gift from Fath Ali Shah to Captain John Malcolm. Malcolm was an officer of the British East India Company, and he concluded the Company's first treaty with the Shah in 1801. A similar dagger formed part of the Iranian crown jewels until the 1979 revolution.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, gold, enamels and precious stones |
| Brief description | Dagger with jewel-encrusted handle and enamelled sheath, Iran, late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Dagger with jewel-encrusted handle and enamelled sheath |
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| Summary | This dagger is said to have been a gift from Fath Ali Shah to Captain John Malcolm. Malcolm was an officer of the British East India Company, and he concluded the Company's first treaty with the Shah in 1801. A similar dagger formed part of the Iranian crown jewels until the 1979 revolution. |
| Bibliographic reference | V.B. Meen and A.D. Tushingham, Crown Jewels of Iran, Toronto, 1968, p. 90. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1602&A-1888 |
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| Record created | July 7, 2005 |
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